A LOT More Patience, Then.
Patience. What's your reaction to that word?
Rebellion? Resignation? As an entrepreneur in 2020, the need for patience has definitely been thrust upon us. There is no choice, we have to wait. Wait for the numbers to go down, wait for the city to open. WAIT.But, if you think about it, our lives have always been like this. Waiting for clients to find us, waiting for the payments, waiting until the next call, and then the next one.Right now, it feels like our livelihood is dependent on things we can't control, but it's always been like this, hasn't it?The second misconception we have about patience is confusing it with "inaction", and they aren't the same thing.I'm listening to the audiobook of "Atomic Habits" by James Clear this week. He says that goals are great, but you have to have a system if you want to reach them. Saying, "I want to lose weight" doesn't make it so, working out and changing your diet will...if you do it consistently. You aren't going to lose 10 lbs after eating an apple and walking for an hour one day. It takes a lot of apples and a lot of walking, cumulatively. And in between, you have to be patient. When it's coupled with action, infinite patience leads to results.
Focus on your goal and the steps to get there
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To put it plainly, your ultimate goal is to use your skills to serve your clients and pay the bills. That hasn't changed. What you have to do now in order to reach that goal probably will and has changed...for now. You have to do what it takes to reach your goals, regardless. Give yourself credit for what you're already doing to get there, and what you're prepared to do to keep going, from as little as wearing a mask when you go out to stop the spread to breaking your big services into smaller offerings. Less consults, but more time to promote yourself for the future. Working with different clients and using different skills.Whatever detour you've had to take, you can still move forward, and keep your eyes on the prize. Patience and action leads to results.This Week's FourStep Two of My Four Step Website Prep. This is a breakdown of process I take my clients through. before I build or refresh their websites. This week, I talked about photos.Huffington Post - There Are 2 Types Of Work-From-Home Personalities. Which Are You? Hmm, I'm going to go with "integrator". What about you?Real Simple -The Pandemic Has Inspired Americans to Support More Small Businesses, Survey Says Turns out you really don't know what you got until it's going or gone.Elizabeth Coopersmith Consulting - Do you need help with your website? Grab five fixes from me this month for $250. Get all the help you need all at once, or piece it out through the rest of the year. If you need to make changes for your current pandemic pivot, or you're prepping for the other side, act now to get my help!What else can I do help you save time and keep making money right now? Go to my calendar to schedule a video call, or take a look at my services here.Stay safe and I'll talk to you soon,Elizabethp.s. Speaking of websites, do you want me to just take a look at what you got so far? Join me on Wednesday August 12 at 5:30pm for my website audits on Instagram live!